Change Washington wants your thoughts on how the city council can end the tragic crime crisis in Seattle Last month Seattle voters elected a new city council with a majority of its members promising to support law enforcement and pass tougher criminal laws. Because voters in 2021 and 2023 elections expressed their frustration over failed...
One of the important items which might have missed your attention during Thanksgiving week was the outgoing Seattle City Councilmembers passing its supplemental $7.7 billion budget for 2024. The two key takeaways from the last City of Seattle budget six of the nine councilmembers will pass are: Like the State of Washington, the City of...
The Thanksgiving holiday is once again upon us. Many are attending or hosting large gatherings over the holiday while others look forward to some quiet time watching football, reading books, or binge watching a television program. We hope that each of you will take a few moments to reflect on what you are grateful for...
Together we brought historic change to the Seattle City Council. This is a remarkable accomplishment considering the depths from which the city has come in just a couple of years. The results of the 2023 elections mean there will soon be seven new members on the council since the dark days of 2020 and 2021.
Many naysayers said it couldn’t be done. But this week Seattle voters made their voices heard when/where it matters most – the ballot box. Residents completed an unprecedented turnover of the city council where likely only one of the nine city councilmembers who voted on the disastrous 2020 & 2021 “defund the police” measures will...
We are now within hours of the 2023 voting deadline where more than 3,000 local races and 128 city and county initiatives will be determined by less than half of Washington State’s 4.8 million eligible voters. Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 7, or be deposited in one of the 600 ballot drop boxes...
The 2023 general election is just days away (ballots must be in ballot drop boxes or postmarked by Tuesday, November 7) and polls indicate that from Seattle to Spokane there are many extremely close local races which one determined voter could easily make a difference. These local races are vitally important to our everyday life....
Friday, October 20, marked what could possibly be a new beginning for Seattle. After more than two years of failed progressive drug policies, which contributed to thousands of overdose deaths and thousands of drug-related crime incidents, the Seattle Police Department finally began arresting those who illegally possess or publicly use such lethal drugs as fentanyl,...
This week 4.5 million ballots will be mailed to registered votersas important local elections are decided across Washington State. The deadline to return ballots is 8:00 PM on Tuesday, November 7th. If the recent past is any indication, we can expect less than 40% of registered voters to return their ballots and select who will...
Progressive policies have caused such harm that some previous supporters and many former neutral observers have begun asserting that these expensive ideas are simply not working. Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat details in his September 30th article, “West Coast cities start to confront the limits of the liberal dream,” how Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison...
Government officials in our state continue to demand even more taxpayer money to battle the region’s homelessness problem. Yet, while billions and billions of dollars have been spent on the issue, the problem continues to get worse. At the same time, the size and cost of all levels of government have dramatically increased in...
The Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness Project has incredible timing. Just hours before the think tank was to release its in-depth report on the King County Regional Homelessness Authority’s (KCRHA) “Partnership for Zero” (PfZ) program, it was announced that the publicly/privately funded effort is being shut down. Like nearly all other KCRHA efforts, the PfZ...
The Seattle City Council passed a drug possession law that will allow Seattle City Attorney Ann Davidson to prosecute many of those who a carrying such illegal drugs as fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin
Due to public pressure and one councilmember’s commitment to halting the city’s tragic drug crisis, the Seattle City Council is on the verge of finally passing a drug possession law that will allow the prosecution of those who possess and/or public use such lethal drugs as heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. A vote could happen as soon as their hearing Sept. 19, at 2 pm.